Woman allegedly slain by husband was pregnant, officials confirm

By Eva Ruth Moravec :
December 30, 2012

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A man accused of fatally shooting his pregnant wife bought cigars and a new car in the hours after her death, according to officials.

Bexar County sheriff's deputies continue to search for Narada Goodrum, 33, wanted for murder in connection with the slaying of Cynthia Jean Goodrum, 34. A neighbor saw the couple fighting in the yard moments before Cynthia Goodrum reportedly activated several alarms in her home in the 3100 block of Carswell Bend, where deputies found her shot to death in the kitchen.

In a divorce petition filed the day before her death, Cynthia Goodrum said her husband had been violent before and had grown increasingly unstable after their recent second marriage. She also said she worried for the safety of the couple's son, Tristan, 6, and unborn child.

Sgt. Raymond Pollard said an autopsy confirmed her pregnancy, and the murder charge will be upgraded to capital murder upon Narada Goodrum's arrest.

After fleeing the home, Narada Goodrum purchased cigars and then traveled to Gunn Nissan, where he traded in a Mazda 6 for a 2013 Nissan Maxima with the license plate 39K6495.

Narada Goodrum remains at-large and is still considered to be armed and dangerous. According to records, he had been arrested several times in the 2000s, including twice for assault; causing bodily injury, to his spouse; once for theft; and once in 2010 for obtaining drugs by fraud while working at a CVS pharmacy.

One assault charge was dismissed, while he was granted deferred adjudication for another and the drug charge.